Brent Wiancko

Solicitor & more. Ontarian & Canadian. Ex-history student. Views are my own, unless I borrow them.

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood From the perspective of southern Ontario, cities & towns should have mayors, counties should have wardens, & townships should have reeves.

[The Commonwealth @commonwealthsec]

Happy #CanadaDay !

Learn about #Canada and the #Commonwealth 👇

https://t.co/jOX3H2vUDb

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

Canada Day from cottage country.

[Governor General of Canada @GGCanada]

Message from Governor General Arbour on Canada Day: https://t.co/fFno1cnX1a.

[Barenaked Ladies @barenakedladies]

BNL performed in Ottawa in 2012 when they met Queen Elizabeth II.

ER 👑: "And what is the origin of the name?"

ER 🎸: "Well, Madam, I believe Robertson is Scottish."

Tomorrow, BNL returns to Ottawa, this time at LeBreton Flats Park, joining the celebrated Canadian lineup for the national evening show alongside Alessia Cara, Pierre Lapointe, Diane Dufresne and more.

Open to the public and broadcast live across Canada.

📸: AP Photo/The Canadian Press

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

Happy Canada Day!

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On this day in 1925, King George V officially opened Canada House in London, England. Built between 1824 and 1827, it has served as the chancery of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom for the past 101 years.

📸 Wikicommons (James F.)

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood In Canada, a federal government trying to give more power to municipal governments at the expense of provincial governments would likely be unconstitutional & might be seen as an ironic power-grab by the federal government. Nothing would more unite the provinces against Ottawa.

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood I have been meaning to recommend to you commentary on The Witch by a prof. at Penn. State University: https://t.co/MoornTVWr7

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood Not three periods a la ice hockey? Watching from London, Ontario, and hoping for the best.

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood My spare bed stands ready for anyone respectable from Blighty. I promise to do better than the "Home Children" scheme (admittedly, a low threshold perhaps).

[Riley Donovan @valdombre]

PM Carney moves to restore 24 Sussex: "We will not let it crumble"

"A nation is more than the people who live in it today. It includes everyone who came before us and everyone who will come after"

[Charlie Feldman @ParlCharlie]

Sure, British politics is fun to watch as a Canadian… but remember when we had five Prime Ministers in five years? :p

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood My parents' dog is great with people. He loves children who play with him. Nevertheless, he is deeply suspicious of dogs bigger than him, and most are. Still, physically controlling a feisty 9lbs pooch is not difficult. Controlling a 90lbs beast with blood-lust is problematic.

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood The Canadian equivalent would be a Torotonian wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey jersey during a meeting with Quebecois Montreal Canadiens fans. Indeed, there is a children's book on this theme: https://t.co/4Z55YeI9sN

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

*programme

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

I went to a Canadian choral evening on Saturday. Here's the program:

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@jhallwood What is Burnham seen by voters as offering over Starmer?

[Brent Wiancko @bwiancko]

@EvanAG1999 At the risk of sounding pessimistic, I must say, after just over a decade of practicing law in a distant (but still common law) jurisdiction, I wish your supposition were so. At least with experience, one learns what to worry about & what not to worry about. That certainly helps.